Vinnie Colaiuta Quotes

#1. Men were often far different in their roles as fathers than they were as suitors, the memories of which kept them, out of necessity, both vigilant and violent, and even in tender moments, to their daughters.

James Anderson

#2. There are a lot of guys out there with skills who have not contributed to the evolution of the instrument. It's about more than that ... it's an emotive language, an aesthetic. Skill is an aspect, but it's what you do with that skill, or say with that skill, that matters.

Vinnie Colaiuta

#3. I knew exactly what I was doing. You can't accidentally take a whole bottle of pills.

Fantasia Barrino

#4. It's like one day I just decided that it was all bullshit. Who are they to tell me I'm not amazing exactly as I am?

Emily Nagoski

#5. I don't think that (U.S. President) George Bush ... is a man of honor,

Harry Belafonte

#6. But guilt is a ghost that takes the shape of the body it inhabits and consumes all that is tender within its shell: brain, bowels, and heart.

Kathleen Kent

#7. Long before the enemy can steal your victory, he steals your song. Long before he can steal your joy, he steals your praise.

Joseph Prince

#8. The conviction of our Ukrainian nation is embedded in the pages of its history.

Viktor Yushchenko

#9. Whether we realise it or not, most of us define ourselves by opposing rather than by favouring something or someone. To put it another way, it is easier to react than to act.

Carlos Ruiz Zafon

#10. I just want to continue developing as a musician. I love playing. I also want to be more involved in composing, doing my own thing, I hope to continue to be in different situations that I can nurture and that will nurture me.

Vinnie Colaiuta

#11. If climate change issues are not adequately addressed - if we keep running those nice energy subsidies, if the price on carbon is not adequately set, if policymakers don't have it on their radar screens - then financial stability in the medium and long-term is clearly at stake.

Christine Lagarde

#12. At the bottom of every sincere, difficult question is the gold of the knowledge of God.

Anna Blanc

#13. Design a life! Don't maintain it.

Shannon L. Alder

#14. You must show respect and compassion towards the other musicians, and at the same time try to guide things along. I think this is most important. Obviously, you need the capacity and the skills, but technical skill alone is not enough.

Vinnie Colaiuta

#15. Make the metronome your friend, not your enemy.

Vinnie Colaiuta

#16. Thank God I never got in a fight. All of the jock dudes hated me, but all of their girlfriends thought I was nice so they wouldn't touch me. It was infuriating to them.

Mark Hoppus

#17. I am president now, and tired of being kicked around.

William Howard Taft

#18. Anytime you strike the drums, you have to be aware that you're creating a musical event.

Vinnie Colaiuta

#19. You can't be everything. Nobody is everything. You just do what you do, and you try to do that as well as you can. And if somebody doesn't like it, too bad.

Vinnie Colaiuta